Chapter 1189: Bring It
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1189 1189 Bring It
Over the course of the next two hours, the intensity of the fluctuations around the suspected portal site continued to increase, marking the likely appearance of a Cathedral Ship fleet. They had almost definitely picked a winner this time, and they were going to get the fight that they needed for the propaganda videos.
Even better, it was just them here, so there wasn't anyone else's fleet to crop out of the videos, or any need to cut scene to highlight the heroics of the humans. The link to the origin of this information rests in n0v3lb!n★
[Estimated time to portal opening five minutes. Are there any changes to the standard deployment orders?] The Drone Ship's AI requested.
[No changes to the previous orders. Refrain from Antimatter weapons until ordered, we are still attempting to lure out the Greater Energy Beings for their destruction.] Max instructed.
With the orders given, Max headed for his Mecha, which Nico had modified for his increased size. He would have to curl up to fit on the bed, but the controls were all in easy reach of the new seating position, so it wasn't terrible for a short battle.
The team was ready and waiting at the cargo bay doors when the portal opened, and the Mecha poured out to meet the Cathedral Ships in battle.
They were learning about human tactics, and they began firing before they had even reached the portal. The energy blasts were making it hard for their side to stabilize the portal, but it also allowed them to fight without first leaving themselves vulnerable to the retaliation of the human fleets.
It wasn't great footage for the films, but it could be spun by the propagandists as the humans fighting them back so fiercely that they couldn't even pass through the portal at first.
The Great Enemy was going all out, destroying hundreds of drone fighters in the first few seconds of the battle, and Max realized that this battle was more likely a diversion. They weren't going to go all out here now that they had realized that it was a losing battle.
They were losing badly against the Drones, as they expected from the start, and it simply didn't care because its chosen people had found their fight.
Then Max sent the crab drones to the Cathedral Ships, intending to use them as a breaching force, and the guardian of the Myceloids suddenly felt both excited and intrigued.
It probably didn't understand that they weren't edible, but its thought process was so foreign that Max was mostly only getting impressions of emotion from it.
Max had the drones in position to breach the lead Destroyer when suddenly it all vanished. The Crab Drones, the Destroyer, the nearby defensive interceptors that had been scrambled. Everything in the area was simply gone.
An instant later, the Crab Drones began transmitting again. They were near a planet inside the other layer, and the Destroyer was still there with its shields down. As their instructions dictated, the shields were down, so they moved to breach and board the ship.
It was instant chaos, and great entertainment for the Myceloid God. The crabs were running rampant through the unprepared warriors of the Destroyer, tearing them apart with no concern for their own condition or property damage in general, even firing through structural walls to get at enemies they suspected were on the other side.
The God was in love with the tiny, vicious creatures.
[I think it's stealing our crabs.] Max reported as he sensed the thoughts of the powerful being change.
[It's already done. It took less than ten milliseconds for it to take control of them from us and make them answer to it. We will have to make a note for future interactions that you can't use androids with a response slower than that against a being of that nature.] Nico agreed.
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1189 1189 Bring It
Over the course of the next two hours, the intensity of the fluctuations around the suspected portal site continued to increase, marking the likely appearance of a Cathedral Ship fleet. They had almost definitely picked a winner this time, and they were going to get the fight that they needed for the propaganda videos.
Even better, it was just them here, so there wasn't anyone else's fleet to crop out of the videos, or any need to cut scene to highlight the heroics of the humans. The link to the origin of this information rests in n0v3lb!n★
[Estimated time to portal opening five minutes. Are there any changes to the standard deployment orders?] The Drone Ship's AI requested.
[No changes to the previous orders. Refrain from Antimatter weapons until ordered, we are still attempting to lure out the Greater Energy Beings for their destruction.] Max instructed.
With the orders given, Max headed for his Mecha, which Nico had modified for his increased size. He would have to curl up to fit on the bed, but the controls were all in easy reach of the new seating position, so it wasn't terrible for a short battle.
The team was ready and waiting at the cargo bay doors when the portal opened, and the Mecha poured out to meet the Cathedral Ships in battle.
They were learning about human tactics, and they began firing before they had even reached the portal. The energy blasts were making it hard for their side to stabilize the portal, but it also allowed them to fight without first leaving themselves vulnerable to the retaliation of the human fleets.
It wasn't great footage for the films, but it could be spun by the propagandists as the humans fighting them back so fiercely that they couldn't even pass through the portal at first.
The Great Enemy was going all out, destroying hundreds of drone fighters in the first few seconds of the battle, and Max realized that this battle was more likely a diversion. They weren't going to go all out here now that they had realized that it was a losing battle.
They were losing badly against the Drones, as they expected from the start, and it simply didn't care because its chosen people had found their fight.
Then Max sent the crab drones to the Cathedral Ships, intending to use them as a breaching force, and the guardian of the Myceloids suddenly felt both excited and intrigued.
It probably didn't understand that they weren't edible, but its thought process was so foreign that Max was mostly only getting impressions of emotion from it.
Max had the drones in position to breach the lead Destroyer when suddenly it all vanished. The Crab Drones, the Destroyer, the nearby defensive interceptors that had been scrambled. Everything in the area was simply gone.
An instant later, the Crab Drones began transmitting again. They were near a planet inside the other layer, and the Destroyer was still there with its shields down. As their instructions dictated, the shields were down, so they moved to breach and board the ship.
It was instant chaos, and great entertainment for the Myceloid God. The crabs were running rampant through the unprepared warriors of the Destroyer, tearing them apart with no concern for their own condition or property damage in general, even firing through structural walls to get at enemies they suspected were on the other side.
The God was in love with the tiny, vicious creatures.
[I think it's stealing our crabs.] Max reported as he sensed the thoughts of the powerful being change.
[It's already done. It took less than ten milliseconds for it to take control of them from us and make them answer to it. We will have to make a note for future interactions that you can't use androids with a response slower than that against a being of that nature.] Nico agreed.
1189 1189 Bring It Over the course of the next two hours, the intensity of the fluctuations around the suspected portal site continued to increase, marking the likely appearance of a Cathedral Ship fleet. They had almost definitely picked a winner this time, and they were going to get the fight that they needed for the propaganda videos. Even better, it was just them here, so there wasn't anyone else's fleet to crop out of the videos, or any need to cut scene to highlight the heroics of the humans. The link to the origin of this information rests in n0v3lb!nEstimated time to portal opening five minutes. Are there any changes to the standard deployment orders? The Drone Ship's AI requested. No changes to the previous orders. Refrain from Antimatter weapons until ordered, we are still attempting to lure out the Greater Energy Beings for their destruction. Max instructed. With the orders given, Max headed for his Mecha, which Nico had modified for his increased size. He would have to curl up to fit on the bed, but the controls were all in easy reach of the new seating position, so it wasn't terrible for a short battle. The team was ready and waiting at the cargo bay doors when the portal opened, and the Mecha poured out to meet the Cathedral Ships in battle. They were learning about human tactics, and they began firing before they had even reached the portal. The energy blasts were making it hard for their side to stabilize the portal, but it also allowed them to fight without first leaving themselves vulnerable to the retaliation of the human fleets. It wasn't great footage for the films, but it could be spun by the propagandists as the humans fighting them back so fiercely that they couldn't even pass through the portal at first. The Great Enemy was going all out, destroying hundreds of drone fighters in the first few seconds of the battle, and Max realized that this battle was more likely a diversion. They weren't going to go all out here now that they had realized that it was a losing battle. They were losing badly against the Drones, as they expected from the start, and it simply didn't care because its chosen people had found their fight. Then Max sent the crab drones to the Cathedral Ships, intending to use them as a breaching force, and the guardian of the Myceloids suddenly felt both excited and intrigued. It probably didn't understand that they weren't edible, but its thought process was so foreign that Max was mostly only getting impressions of emotion from it. Max had the drones in position to breach the lead Destroyer when suddenly it all vanished. The Crab Drones, the Destroyer, the nearby defensive interceptors that had been scrambled. Everything in the area was simply gone. An instant later, the Crab Drones began transmitting again. They were near a planet inside the other layer, and the Destroyer was still there with its shields down. As their instructions dictated, the shields were down, so they moved to breach and board the ship. It was instant chaos, and great entertainment for the Myceloid God. The crabs were running rampant through the unprepared warriors of the Destroyer, tearing them apart with no concern for their own condition or property damage in general, even firing through structural walls to get at enemies they suspected were on the other side. The God was in love with the tiny, vicious creatures. I think it's stealing our crabs. Max reported as he sensed the thoughts of the powerful being change. It's already done. It took less than ten milliseconds for it to take control of them from us and make them answer to it. We will have to make a note for future interactions that you can't use androids with a response slower than that against a being of that nature. Nico agreed.
